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How To Hire A Great Project Manager

If the point is to see their writing skills, just ask for writing samples; see if they have published things online, etc., like this. After all we are not doing research papers, we are applying for jobs. So don’t ask open ended questions that, to answer in a professional manner, require more than two to three sentences. If nothing else you will have a lot less to read and can see how concise the applicant can be. This is a much better combination than these types of questions listed above.

As this article has shown, many of the “common” practices to hire good, or even great, project managers can have just the opposite effect. They can also prevent the very people you are looking for to not even apply. As a hiring manager, this is not something you want to occur. “But we get overwhelmed with responses and there are too many to go through,” you say.

By following some of the suggestions in this article, you can reduce the inflow to a more manageable level. At the same time you will get applicants that are a much better match to what you really need them to do. And has been pointed out, will want to do. A much better outcome than what seems to be occurring in today’s job market.

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